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Longview, California

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93553. The Survey maps it on the Juniper Hills quadrangle.

Longview within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1901 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Longview, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Longview, surveyed 1901

Compare 1901 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 35 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

133 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Longview between 1992 and 2020, burning about 154 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined56
Natural36
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism7
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
30 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestLONGVIEW
28 September 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAngeles National ForestMESA
24 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
24 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSan Bernardino National Forestnot named
23 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
20 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAngeles National ForestPALLETT
2 September 2003Naturalunder an acreAngeles National ForestGAP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Longview: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Copper, Gold, Silver, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Rock Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Palm Development CoCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrenceMalachite
Palm Development Co.Copper, Gold, SilverProspect
Unnamed Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pearblossom1.1 miles20
Desert Relief (historical)3.4 miles20
Juniper Hills4.0 miles34
Valyermo4.0 miles35
Llano4.3 miles20
Littlerock5.0 miles20
Big Rock Springs5.2 miles35
Old Point Comfort6.4 miles35

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1669872. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.